Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81
तेपि स्वर्गौकसः सर्वे स्वंस्वं स्वर्गं ययुर्मुदा । स्कंद उवाच । इत्थं दुर्गाभवन्नाम तया देव्या महामुने । काश्यां सेव्या यथा सा च तच्छृणुष्व वदामि ते
tepi svargaukasaḥ sarve svaṃsvaṃ svargaṃ yayurmudā | skaṃda uvāca | itthaṃ durgābhavannāma tayā devyā mahāmune | kāśyāṃ sevyā yathā sā ca tacchṛṇuṣva vadāmi te
Tous les habitants du ciel, eux aussi, retournèrent avec joie, chacun vers son propre séjour céleste. Skanda dit : «Ainsi cette Déesse fut connue sous le nom de Durgā, ô grand sage. Écoute maintenant de moi comment elle doit être adorée à Kāśī — je te l’exposerai.»
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahāmuni (sage)
Scene: Skanda, as a divine teacher, addresses a great sage; in the background, devas depart joyfully to their heavens; the scene shifts toward Kāśī’s sacred skyline, foreshadowing instructions for Durgā worship.
FAQs
After divine protection is established, the text turns to right worship (sevā) in Kāśī—linking grace with disciplined devotion.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly highlighted as the place where Durgā is to be worshiped.
A transition is announced: Skanda will describe the proper mode of Durgā’s worship in Kāśī in the following passage.